We are sinking in the deep desert. We have nothing to do but walking on the sand. Passing from a dune to another, I feel like everything is recurring forever, every scene is just like I saw before. It gradually makes my mind empty, lose my…

We at last reached the mouth of Persian Gulf sixty days after we had got into the desert. Good harbors welcome us along the sea lane to the inlet of Euphrates river. Nearkhos' fleet does not need King's support anymore.Here King gave his a…

“Nearkhos, what do you say about your fleet?”“A perfect navy.”“It's time you unite three navies, Persian, Indian, and your own. You take its supreme command as the Makedonian admiral.”“Yes, my Lord. And we will soon connect all the seas of…

We stay Boukephalia until autumn since it's almost suicide to cross the Gedrosian desert in midsummer.“Hey, Bous. I introduce you my pretty Aira. This is Miss Airanjana, the Water Elephant. Aira, this is Mr. Boukephalas, the Ox Head Jr., h…

Ardhanara sent us one hundred war elephants to show an attitude of obedience toward the Makedonian King, who put them in front of his army, started to march to the east, crossing Punjab, towards the Ganga.Punjab is a Persian word which mea…

“It's time you enter your tent and go to bed, Princess.” Apama says.“I bet they are elephants!”“What?”“There, it's roaring now! Swinging the long nose, you see?”There are a lot of domestic animals, chickens, goats, cows, and elephants arou…

From the snow-capped Kaukasos, plenty of water is dripping off, pouring down in canyons, irrigating the fields of Gandhara, finally collected to the river Kophen25.Kophen river is, however, nothing more than a part of Punjab, the Sindhu26 …

At last the spring welcomes us who now descend the Kaukasos mountains crossing the Khyber Pass. Snowy scenery turns into green grass fields, warm wind blows and black birds are whistling in ash trees. Our Lord stops marching here to fix to…